4 illegal speed-breakers in a 50-m stretch in RT Nagar

Residents alleged close aide of Hebbal MLA used his clout to bypass rules, police and BBMP

If you’re a resident of 6th Main, RT Nagar, life truly is an obstacle course. Step out on this stretch and you will find four road humps within just 50 metres.

Motorists who use this stretch are particularly annoyed with these road humps that rattle their engines and their bones.

“One speed breaker is enough. Four are not necessary to prevent vehicles from speeding,” says Raju M, a resident.

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The four road humps situated within 50 metres, are neither constructed scientifically nor with the permission from the authorities – Traffic Police or Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). As per Indian Road Congress norms, the humps should be three metres wide and 11 inches in height, which these are not. The minimum distance between two road humps should be between 100 and 120 metres. According to reliable sources, Nadeem Pathan, a close aide of Hebbal MLA Byrathi Suresh has installed these to curb the menace of speeding vehicles in this residential area. “I am responsible for two road humps. But I am not aware who has installed the other two,” says Nadeem Pathan. As per rules, for any speed breaker to come up on a road, the Traffic Police has to notify the Traffic Engineering Cell (TEC) of the BBMP. The TEC cell is responsible for constructing all the speed breakers, pedestrian ways, barricades, road dividers etc.

But the local area corporator of the Jayachamarajendra Nagar ward is not aware of the speed breakers. Says Ganesh Rao Mane, “I am not aware of those road humps. I have not received any request for constructing the road humps on 6th Main. Nadeem Pathan had approached me for the material (bitumen). I gave him the surplus bitumen but I don’t know where it was used.”

The corporator has made it clear that constructing road humps on the road without permission is illegal. “I will direct the ward engineer to look into the matter,’’ he said.

The unscientifically built road humps have become a hurdle for two-wheelers, especially scooters. The surplus bitumen left over from constructing the road humps was put around the roots of a well-grown tree thus depriving it of rain water. “I have to take a detour of 2 km to avoid these road humps that damage my vehicle,’’ says Ramesh R, a two-wheeler rider.

Illegal humps

RT Nagar Traffic Police Inspector Firoz Khan has termed the construction of the road humps illegal. “No one has approached me for constructing the road humps on 6th Main Road, RT Nagar. I am not sure whether the BBMP authorities gave permission for the construction of these four road humps. We have not sent any request to the BBMP authorities for constructing these humps,” Firoz Khan said.

Meanwhile, footpaths on this stretch have been made inaccessible to pedestrians. Some residents have placed potted plants on the footpaths to discourage dogs from messing up the place. Mohan Kumar says he has kept the potted plants on the footpath to discourage dogs from pooping on the road. He claims that owners living in a nearby apartment bring their dogs here for a walk and they leave the place a mess.
“It is nauseating to see the dogs pooping at our door steps. Some residents from the nearby apartment complex bring their pet dogs here for a walk. But they do not clean up after their dogs,” complains Mohan Kumar. To discourage owners of dogs from using their road as a pet toilet, Mohan Kumar says he decided to block the footpath with potted plants.

With road humps galore and footpaths blocked by potted plants, the residents of 6th Main, RT Nagar might just need a magic carpet to travel around their neighbourhood.

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